Bodyworks Design Studio

I recently got a tattoo from Allie Oxenblood. She did a fantastic job. Allie has a great personality and is the least bit heavy handed. Her rates are what is to be expected for a quality tattoo. The shop was clean. The parking spaces directly in front of their location are kind of jacked but there is a big lot across the street. I would recommend this shop and Allie if you are looking for some quality ink.

My tatto artist is Allie she is the best. She has been working on my leg sleve for over year and its fantastic. I wouldn’t trust anyone else to do ink on me but Allie. I have met meet everyone at the shop and they all great.

For my 300^th review, I’m going to go out on a limb and rate a studio for which I haven’t even gotten a piece in yet (though I’m sure updated reviews will follow). I’ve been searching far and wide for an artist to do my second piece, a half sleeve, for a while. Justin at Black Cat in Lawrenceville recommended Steve Morris at Bodyworks to me, so I decided to consult with him about the piece. I knew very quickly that I wanted my piece done by Steve soon after we met. He’s a really nice guy with a lot of talent, and what I most enjoyed about him is his ability to take a concept and run with it. I didn’t have an exact blow by blow of what the piece would be, and he worked with me to use his interpretation to construct an idea of what he thought would look best. In fact, he said he prefers working with a client this way. We’ve since had a couple of meetings as well as an official consultation, and we’ve made appointments to get everything started. I’m very excited to see how everything turns out. I’ll also speak highly of the entire group working at Bodyworks (Allie did my first piece), as well as the studio itself. I look forward to spending some long days there in the upcoming months!

If you’re looking for the best tattoo studio in the Pittsburgh area, Bodyworks is it. Don McDonald is a true artist and a really nice guy. He specializes in biomech pieces, but he did a really incredible orchid tattoo for me that was just as good as his biomech stuff.
You don’t have to take my word for it — the fact that I can’t wear a short sleeve shirt without a few strangers a day commenting on what a great tattoo I have is pretty good evidence. I can’t even tell you how many suburban moms have come up to me in the grocery store and said, «I don’t usually like tattoos, but that’s beautiful.»
Don’s waiting list is about 6 months long at this point, but this is something that you’re going to have on your body for the rest of your life. You can take your chances with someone else who might be able to see you next week, but if you really want something amazing, get on the list. It’s worth the wait.